Free District Previews: District 15-5A
McFarland is one of the state's top juniors
McFarland is one of the state's top juniors
North Houston Editor
Posted Aug 26, 2007


Lufkin Panthers are once again back on top of the area rankings and primed for another potential state title run. TexasPrepinsider.com's Jay Darneal takes a look at the district and the players in our free preview of the district.

2007 15-5A DISTRICT PREVIEW

15-5A

1. # Lufkin Panthers

2t. * Woodlands Highlanders

2t. # College Park Cavaliers

2t. * Conroe Tigers

5. Oak Ridge War Eagles

6. Magnolia Bulldogs

( Lufkin will easily take this district but there will be a 3 way tie. Woodlands beats Conroe and loses to College Park . College Park beats Woodlands but loses to Conroe . Conroe beats College Park and loses to Woodlands. Due to a tie breaker system Woodlands takes 2nd, College Park 3rd, and Conroe 4th.)

* = D1 playoffs

# = D2 playoffs

Lufkin- Absolutely way too much talent on this team that is ranked top 10 in the state. Nobody should come close to the Panthers during district play once again as Lufkin cruises to another undefeated district record.

Woodlands- The lack of depth for the Highlanders from College Park opening now finally catches up to them but they should still have the talent to take second place in this district that is much weaker than its local neighbors of 14-5A and 16-5A. If not second place, a playoff spot is still a lock.

College Park- Magical first varsity season under highly acclaimed Coach Carson gives a huge boost of confidence coming into this season. Unfortunately their playoff march had an early end thanks to Klein Forest , but the Cavaliers are on a fast pace to become a very good team and should be in the playoffs for the second straight season with 14 returning starters.

Conroe- 5-1 coming into the last 4 games of the regular season was the Tigers spot last year. All they had to do was win one game down the stretch and could not manage a single win. Luckily they are in a district where 4 out of the 6 teams make playoffs and one of the teams is Magnolia. Conroe should at the very least be able to handle Oak Ridge this year and make their first playoff appearance in a very long time. The Offense should do its job but DC McCleans defense will need to stop the FB dive against option teams like College Park and Oak Ridge to even have a chance.

Oak Ridge- The War Eagles will only have 9 returning lettermen on this seasons team and they will be greatly affected by that number. Fortunately, they have a few new faces that could make a big splash. The main question though is can they beat Conroe to sneak into that fourth spot like last season.

Magnolia- The lowly Bulldogs will have to scrap and fight in every single they play this season. Last season they were able to sneak up on an Oak Ridge team that was down after losing two huge games to Lufkin and Woodlands. Beating anybody in this district will be

an accomplishment for the Bulldogs as they will have a very long season.

 

 

 

PROJECTED 15-5A ALL-DISTRICT TEAM

 

DISTRICT MVP

RB     TRE’VON LEWIS                  JR        LUFKIN                      5-11     185      4.6      

OFFENSIVE MVP

RB     LOU GREENWOOD               JR        CONROE                    6-1       181      4.6

DEFENSIVE MVP

DT     JAMARCUS MCFARLAND JR        LUFKIN                      6-3       270                 

TOP NEWCOMER

QB     JEFFERY CLAYBON                        JR        LUFKIN

                       

1ST TEAM ALL-DISTRICT OFFENSE

QB      AARON DUNAHOE                        SR       OAK RIDGE             5-11     175      4.6      

RB       TRACY MILO                        SR       WOODLANDS          5-9       205      4.6      

RB       DRAYLON BOOKER          SR       CONROE                    6-2       188      4.5      

FB       DAVID CRITTENDEN        SR       COLLEGE PARK     6-0       196      4.7

WR      ERIC JOHNSON                   SR       LUFKIN                      5-10     170                 

WR      TREY DILLER                      SR       COLLEGE PARK     6-0       176      4.6      

WR      ALEX TWEEDY                   JR        WOODLANDS                                 

WR      JAMES DAVIS                       SR       LUFKIN                      6-2       205      4.6

OL       JOSH EMSHOFF                   SR       LUFKIN                      6-4       280      5.2      

OL       BRANDON THOMPSON    SR       WOODLANDS          6-6       280      5.1      

OL       ALLEN WOODUM              SR       CONROE                    6-3       255      5.0      

OL       TROY BALZER                    SR       COLLEGE PARK     6-0       285      5.3      

OL       CHAD LINSEY                     SO       WOODLANDS          6-1       305      5.6      

OL       JACOLBY ASHWORTH      SR       LUFKIN                      6-3       270      5.0

OL       NICK PETERPAUL              SR       OAK RIDGE            

K         MICHAEL SMITH                SR       COLLEGE PARK     

           

1ST TEAM ALL-DISTRICT DEFENSE

DT       ROBERT GILMORE                        SR       COLLEGE PARK     6-0       242      5.0

DT       TEVIN HENDERSON           JR        OAK RIDGE             6-1       240      5.1      

DT       MONTAVUS MOTT             SR       LUFKIN                      6-4       300

DE       HERMAN WATSON                        SR       WOODLANDS                                 

DE       KEVIN FENTER                   SR       COLLEGE PARK     6-1       190      4.8

DE       TERRANCE IVEY                SR       LUFKIN                      6-1       230                 

LB       CHASE DANIEL                  SR       OAK RIDGE             6-3       205

LB       BLAKE CAVIL                     JR        CONROE                    5-11     225

LB       COLIN WEINGRED                        JR        COLLEGE PARK     6-0       185      4.8

LB       HUNTER BYLER                 JR        LUFKIN                      5-11     185

CB       MOOKIE LEWIS                  SR       CONROE                    5-10     170      4.5

CB       CHASE WEHR                      SR       MAGNOLIA 

S          DARIUS TERRY                  SR       LUFKIN                      5-11     180      4.6

S          SHAWN KUONI                   SR       COLLEGE PARK     5-10     170

S          ANDREW TEAGUE             SR       OAK RIDGE

                       



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